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Did Somebody Change the Charter?
After $22 million spent on audits and risk management assessments by Kroll and others. The City, with the consent of the Mayor is now underfunding major capital improvement project like this one. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? WHERE IS THE CITY ATTORNEY? Did he approve this phrase and interpretation of Section 80 of Charter? Has he signed off on this? Are we doomed to keep on repeating the same underfunding mistakes? We as taxpayers of this are JUST WONDERING.— July 28, 2010 2:33 p.m.
Did Somebody Change the Charter?
Praise be to God. Mayor Sanders and his staff have solved the pension issues too. When the bill for pension payment comes due each July, Sanders and his successors can just say MONIES FOR THIS DEBT ARE ANTICIPATED TO COME INTO THE TREASURY. It's true! Money will come into the treasury, someday. Remember Mayor Sanders promised the most transparent administration I don't believe he said anything about ethical or following, as City Attorney Jan Goldsmith called it the highest law or our "Constitution" for the City. Who cares about little details like $30-40 million dollars when a bronze plaque with hizoner's name will be forever emblazoned at the building's entrance. Don, your 70+ years are catching up with you. You're obviously confused we're building a legacy, not a library.— July 28, 2010 2:25 p.m.
Lest We Forget: Pension Woes Worse Than Ever
Doctored? Like Dr. Freud? Puppy you can't even laugh at yourself, or recognize satire when you read it. The irony here is the self proclaimed "voice of reason", types "treason". That has to make you laugh out loud. You get SO worked up over all of this, it's bad for your blood pressure. It's just blogging on small local San Diego weekly paper, that from time to time finds diamonds in the rough, like you.— July 28, 2010 10:07 a.m.
Lest We Forget: Pension Woes Worse Than Ever
I KNEW WE FINALLY, SOMEDAY, IF WE WAITED LONG ENOUGH, would read the TRUTH from one of Surfpuppy's comments. It came in comment #96 above on July 27, 2010, at 9:20 PM Pacific Time. -------------------------------------- "JW may try to pin a bad rap on me to try to silence my voice of treason." ------------------------------------- There it is folks. Typed out on a by his own fingers, as controlled by his own brain, the truth, as ugly as it may be, Surfpuppy a.k.a JohnnyVegas a.k.a. BillyBob Henry and whatever aliases he uses, is, using his words, the voice of "treason." Oh I know he'll respond and claim it was a typo. We've all made them from time to time. Heck I suspect Don too may mount a defense of the Pup. I just find this statement, this one of more than 3000 and ever growing comments under the Surfpuppy619 moniker, as well as the thousands under his previous SD Reader accounts, to be the most revealing. A Freudian slip, where he's typing one thought, but the truth, yes the truth, finally and unconsciously slips out.— July 28, 2010 7:20 a.m.
Lest We Forget: Pension Woes Worse Than Ever
Now were going to need a play card for this Abbott and Costello routine on the tax measures... Richard Barrera, president of the school board, surprised almost everyone this afternoon by saying that he would NOT ask the rest of the board to pull a proposed parcel tax to support schools off the ballot. One question...WHO IS ON FIRST? Frye has put forth nine conditions to support a ballot measure for temporary tax increase. Under the condition presented, if the Council approves it for the ballot, I believe it will pass. And if the voter are presented with two tax increases there's a good chance both will fail.— July 27, 2010 7:12 p.m.
Lest We Forget: Pension Woes Worse Than Ever
Johnny Vegas offering Vegas odds, on a ballot issue for heaven sake. Quoting one of yesterday's public comments: What planet are you from? I appreciate Ms. Fyre's change of heart even if it turns out a measure cannot be crafted at this late date. The city's problems affect all of us. A vote by the people, the ones paying the tax, is the right way for a democracy to address this issue.— July 27, 2010 5:16 p.m.
Lest We Forget: Pension Woes Worse Than Ever
Frye said she was interested in "establishing financial benchmarks in the ballot that need to be met in order to trigger the tax." Who knows if it's legal to do so, under California rules I suspect not, but if nothing else it is at least novel and showing a lot more leadership than our beloved Mayor has over the last five years.— July 27, 2010 2:05 p.m.
Lest We Forget: Pension Woes Worse Than Ever
If I may.... "Come, Bauder, come! The game is afoot. Not a word! There's sleuthing to be done!— July 27, 2010 1:59 p.m.
Lest We Forget: Pension Woes Worse Than Ever
As Doctor FRANK-KAN-STEIN said in Mel Brooks' 1974 Classic "Young Frankenstein".... It's ALIVE..IT'S ALLLLLIIIIIVEEEEEEEE.... The city of San Diego’s sales tax discussion has been revived once again as City Councilwoman Donna Frye reversed course Tuesday morning and asked for a special session to discuss the issue further. With no more regularly scheduled Council sessions before the August 6th cutoff for ballot issues, a special two-day council meeting would likely be held Thursday and Friday or Monday and Tuesday. Private talks between Frye and City Council President Ben Hueso are underway. Hueso may have done Frye a favor by ending yesterday's Council on the tax and moving it to the back room, where most politicians are more willing to deal.— July 27, 2010 1:53 p.m.
Lest We Forget: Pension Woes Worse Than Ever
Don to clarify, Donna was referring to plan to balance new revenue sources with citywide reforms. She wanted ALL players, I mean she suggested literally all. Hueso argued the council was elected to lead and it was their job. Many of those who spoke against the measure were convinced the sky would fall if the city enacted the 1/2 cent increase. Hueso, in frustration, responded at the end of couple of hours of debate and after the vote said, a the 1/2cent increase would add ten cents to a $20 dollar purchase. If people felt compelled to drive 5 10 or 30 miles to another jurisdiction to save a dime in sales tax on a $20 purchase there was nothing he could do.— July 26, 2010 8:45 p.m.